Monday, December 12, 2011

A bit of nothing... {giveaway!}

I could bore you by telling you I've been crazy busy lately.That I haven't had time to do anything other than eat, sleep, and work.And eat plenty of Subway $2 subs.And the occasional store bought cookie.And comsume large doses of coffee.

And put sunglasses on Lilo.And wonder why my couch looks green/yellow in cell phone pictures when it's really white, but not care enough to do anything about it.

But other than that I've had no time.

So I'll just ask you something.What is the best gift you've ever received? Or if you've never received anything good, what's the best gift you've ever given?Or if you've never giving anything, just tell me your hair color.

Whatever. Just leave a comment and you're entered to win a $50 gift certificate to The Rusted Chain! (we'll draw a random winner soon.)

Rush, rush, rush! this to will pass come mid January! LOLBest present every---the very first one I got from my husband before we were married--had been dating about 3 months. He gave me a locket with a curl of his hair in it--still have the locket and curl but sadly he doesn't have much hair left nor any curls! Love him anyway (I have changed too! LOL)

The best gift was from my sweet sister when we were both still single. She gave me a trip to Hawaii, escorted by none other than...HER! We had a blast. We ended up in a tour group with lots of people from Minnesota, and ended up coming home with a MinneSOta accent!

The best gift came the first Christmas after my Mom passed away. My husband went through her cedar chest, picked a couple old photos of her, and her and me together. He copied and framed them. When I opened them Christmas morning I cried and heard him say "I did good this year." YES he did!

A couple years ago I had never seen my husband without a mustache ever & for Christmas he shaved it off. I loved it & he looked so much younger! It didn't cost anything & it was the best gift I have ever gotten. I know it was very hard for him to do he had had it since hs.

The best gift I ever received was the Christmas I had my twins!! My friends knew I was super busy so they gave me the gift of time...for myself! To do whatever whenever and they would babysit or do errands...that was my favorite gift and I really loved and appreciated them for thinking outside the box!

My sweet husband, realizing he could never pay the "housewife" what she's worth, buys awesome gifts. One year it was diamond earrings. While I enjoy those, my absolute favorite is my three stone opal and diamond ring he got me a few years ago for V-day. He's a keeper, that's for sure!

My husband surprised me with an Ipod touch last year for Christmas. Earlier this year, he surprised me by letting me book a trip to Disney World and then a Disney Cruise. We are also going to Disneyland the day after Christmas. I really don't care if I don't get anything under the tree this year.

I think the best gift I've ever been given was a year of Piano lessons from my parents. Yes I liked piano lessons :) But I remember being really mad at my parents that year because they woke us up by hammering away on the drums that they had gotten my sister. I didn't find out about the lessons until we opened presents later that day. I still get teased about being such a grump that Christmas :)

Thes best gift I ever gave is also the best one I ever received. We gave my uncle a puppy for Christmas. He had lost his wife and then more recently his dog. He lived out of state but we knew he was coming to our house on Christmas. Well, he said he already had a dog being shipped to him and he didn't take the puppy we found for him SO we got to keep her. So glad he didn't keep her.

Awesome giveaway!!!My best gift is from this year...and it came early (last weekend). My husband finally realized himself and admitted that he has a drinking problem. He is getting help and is on the road to recovery!!! I have waited a long time for this and am SO excited for what the future now holds for him and our family!!!

My best gift receiving memory as kids every Christmas at Grandmas in our stocking would be a large size coloring book and a new box of crayola crayons.Best memorable giving was when we stayed up until 3am helping Santa replace our teeny tree with a really huge new one. To surprise my son when he was six who is now twenty two.

The best gift I ever received was the year I got married my sweet husband bought me a 1 karat sapphire pendant with 3 diamonds around it. He picked it out all by himself and even ran around the whole town trying to find a glittery box to put it in because he knows how much I love glitter and him!~Molly P

Thanks for the great giveaway a cute dog!!! I am making my son a quilt this year out of some of the shirts he wore his first year. I am really excited about it and the meaning it has to both of us. I can't wait to finish it and give it to him at Christmas.

The best gift I've EVER received is the gift of time. I will never forget the birthday that my Mom spent the whole day with me doing things I wanted to do. Just she and I, alone =)I know it wasn't Christmas, but it was the BEST gift...

The best two presents I received was a few weeks before Christmas 13 years ago, I got a beautiful engagement ring and then 4 days before our 10 year anniversary our son was born (Best anniversary present to the both of us ever!)

Hooray! Your giveaways are wonderful. Let's see... best gift was a new green Schwinn bike with sparkley glitter banana seat when I was 11. Santa left it directly in front of the tree. I rode that bike into the ground...

I would love a $2 subway sub right now!!! stuck out in the country without a car. So my hair is brown, one of the best gifts i've ever got was a vintage locket from WW1. my husband found it , got it polished up and put a picture of us inside. It had a tiny little crest on it with the name of the country where the soldier was. I can only imagine the memories. The husband knows i'm a sucker for vintage!

Hey, we're all a little dazed & confused this time of year. My hair is gray (now) but it USED to be just plain ole brown. The best Christmas gift I ever received was my first sewing machine from my parents when I was 16 -- still have it, more than 45 years later.

Time is running out and I still have loads of gifts to buy! I've received so many wonderful gifts, it's hard to choose! But for my birthday last November my husband gave me an Ipod and I was so totally surprised! :^) patsy

Best gift I have ever received... oh shucks that's too hard. My family is very good at thoughtful gifts. and/or practical. One year I got a diamond bracelet AND a handgun. Pretty sure the second one was actually a gift for my husband, but disguised as a gift for his wife :) This year I actually put a necklace from Rusted Chain on my list, so hoping my mom put in an order!

One of the best gifts I have ever given was to my Dad...it was a simple 2 pg. letter I wrote to him when I was 22 yrs old, telling him how much I appreciated him, loved him, and recalled memories of us together. He told me it was so special...I didn't realize how special until he passed away at the age of 97. When my sis and I went thru his wallet, there tucked inside was the note I had written- he had held onto that letter for 24years! I could not believe it. I love him and miss him everyday, and will always be "Daddy's girl". <3

YOu are too funny!so my hair color is dark brown with touches of silver, just starting! (it's wisdom right?)

The best gift I have ever received was my anniversary band (10 years. It was about a month late technically and I didn't think we could afford it and it was zipped inside a little teddy bear. I couldn't figure out why hubby saved that stuffed animal for last and so I was gushing about how cute and soft it was and how thoughtful and then he finally said, do you see that zipper? lol, clueless that there was a box in there with a ring in it. =0)

Last year my dad gave me a TIP book. We saw it at the flea market and I commented how I loved that book when I was in first grade. He went back and got it! It was super special because it came from HIM. Merry Christmas!

It's too hard to decide what my favorite gift is. So I'll tell you that my hair is brown with a natural red undertone. And I'll also tell you that your doggie is too cute!! I saw this pic when you posted on twitter and it made me just smile! Keep up the good work!

We saw a very beautiful music box in Colorado when we were engaged...my hubby called the store the next Christmas and had it shipped. What a surprise when I opened the box! He always comes up with great gifts that make me cry!Mrs. B.

Hmm, the best gift I have ever received.That's a hard one! I would say the ceramic church figurine my dad got me a few years ago. He saw it while he was out shopping and it reminded him of the church we went to when I was little. It sits high on a shelf so it won't get broken. Another awesome gift...my Kitchenaid mixer from my husband! :)

Gosh -- so tough to pick just one, but recently my family all went in together to buy me patio furniture for my first place and snuck it out there when I wasn't around. It was so thoughtful and especially fun because of how excited they were! :)

Best gift gotten...a family mini-vacation promise for later in the year. It usually comes in the form of a gift certificate to someplace cloes but that we've never been all together. And the 3 couples that make up our big family all go together for a weekend. The time we share is the best gift ever.

Its hookey but the best gift I got was from my son when he was in kindergarten. His teacher has the kids paint poinettias and then she shrunk the painting and put them on greeting cards. I have the original painting and got to share his art with my family.

The best gift I ever received was my son born on The Winter Solstice (Dec. 21st) and I had the joy of bringing him home on Christmas Day....best gift EVER! God is so good! No other Christmas has topped that Christmas 13 years ago! :0) tonidreist@yahoo.com

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